Larrea

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Larrea f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Zygophyllaceae – certain flowering plants.

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids - clades; Zygophyllales - order; Zygophyllaceae - family; Larreoideae - subfamily

• (genus): Larrea nitida - type species

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Borrowed from Spanish Larrea, a habitational surname from Basque.

Larrea (plural Larreas)

1. A surname.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Larrea is the 18715^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1468 individuals. Larrea is most common among Hispanic/Latino (84.74%) and White (13.9%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Larrea”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 397.

• IPA^(key): /laˈrea/ [laˈre.a]
• Rhymes: -ea
• Syllabification: La‧rre‧a

Larrea m or f by sense

1. a surname from Basque